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Apr. 20, 2015

Pilot program in which Colombian military and members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia are working together to clear mines from areas once contested by guerillas could be in jeopardy due to deaths of 11 soldiers and at least on rebel in confrontation; negotiators from both government and FARC say nothing has changed. MORE

Apr. 16, 2015

At least 10 Colombian soldiers are killed by Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia in what government calls deliberate attack, endangering cease-fire and fragile peace process; Pres Juan Manuel Santos orders FARC to track down and punish guerrillas responsible but does not suspend peace talks. MORE

Mar. 11, 2015

Colombian Pres Juan Manuel Santos, in move to accelerate peace talks with Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, country’s largest rebel force, says he has ordered a halt to bombings of the group’s encampments. MORE

Mar. 10, 2015

Editorial highlights role United States has played in supporting Colombian government's efforts to defeat Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, and its support of negotiations to tend longest-running insurgencies in modern history; warns that negotiated settlement is best prospect for Colombia, despite valid concerns of critics, as alternative would mean more bloodshed, recriminations and suffering. MORE

Jan. 18, 2015

Ernesto Londono Editorial Observer describes meeting with leaders of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia in Cuba, where Colombian government and FARC have met for peace talks; recalls childhood in Colombia riven with fears of FARC rebels, and considers question of how those who committed crime in decades-long war should be held accountable. MORE

Jan. 16, 2015

Colombian Pres Juan Manuel Santos appears to be seeking bilateral cease-fire with rebel group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, by saying two groups are trying to find way to tamp down conflict. MORE

Dec. 20, 2014

Colombian Defense Ministry says Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia guerrillas killed five government soldiers, day before rebels were to begin open-ended ceasefire. MORE

Dec. 18, 2014

Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia announces it is about to begin indefinite, unilateral cease-fire in challenge to government to suspend hostilities while both sides make attempt to broker permanent peace; group warns that it will call off cease-fire if government forces attack during period of negotation. MORE

Dec. 4, 2014

Colombian government and Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, agree to resume peace talks following FARC's release of army general, Ruben Dario Alzate. MORE

Dec. 1, 2014

Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, country's largest rebel group, frees Gen Ruben Dario Alzate and two other prisoners whose capture led Pres Juan Manuel Santos to break off peace talks with them. MORE

Nov. 26, 2014

Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia release two low-ranking soldiers who were captured after clash with government troops; it remains unclear when group will free Gen Ruben Dario Alzate, and two others that were seized separately. MORE

Nov. 20, 2014

Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, agrees to free Colombian army Gen Ruben Dario Alzate and four other captives, following agreement with government. MORE

Nov. 19, 2014

Colombian forces scour country's northwestern region for Gen Ruben Dario Alzate, who was captured by guerrillas; incident has threatened to upend peace talks meant to end 50-year insurgency by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. MORE

Nov. 18, 2014

Colombian Pres Juan Manuel Santos suspends negotiations with Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, country's main rebel group, and accuses it of kidnapping army general Ruben Dario Alzate and two other people; it is first major setback in peace talks intended to end 50 years of guerrilla warfare. MORE

Nov. 18, 2014

Editorial criticizes Colombian Pres Juan Manuel Santos for halting peace talks between government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia due to abduction of Gen Ruben Dario Alzate Mora; contends while kidnapping has potential to doom the talks, it could also serve to jump-start them if leaders on both sides manage to put peace process back on track. MORE

Jun. 11, 2014

Colombian government begins exploratory peace talks with the National Liberation Army; move follows similar talks with larger rebel group FARC that began in 2012; decision comes just days ahead of a hotly contested presidential election that could hinge on how voters perceive the efforts of Pres Juan Manuel Santos to end decades of guerrilla warfare. MORE

May. 17, 2014

Negotiators for Colombian government and Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia say they have reached agreement on ways to fight drug trafficking; agreement, which is part of broader talks aimed at ending five decades of war, comes week before presidential election. MORE

Nov. 21, 2013

Colombia's Pres Juan Manuel Santos announces that he will run for re-election, saying he wants to finish work he started in seeking peace deal with country’s largest rebel group, Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. MORE

Nov. 7, 2013

Negotiators for Colombian government and country’s largest guerrilla group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, announce that they have agreed on framework for rebels to take part in political process, crucial step forward in peace talks aimed at ending nearly 50 years of fighting. MORE

Oct. 28, 2013

Rebel group the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia, or FARC, releases Kevin Scott Sutay, American citizen held hostage for more than four months; group appears to have decided that Sutay is not a spy. MORE

Aug. 24, 2013

Colombia’s largest rebel group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, says it will delay peace talks with Colombian government, complicating negotiations to end Latin America’s longest-running guerrilla war. MORE

Jul. 31, 2013

Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, reiterates its willingness to free Kevin Scott Sutay, former United States Marine who has been held captive for over a month, but insists that Colombian government send a high-level delegation to retrieve him. MORE

Jul. 22, 2013

Nineteen Colombian solders are killed in two clashes with Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia rebels, deadliest government losses since peace talks began in 2012. MORE

Jul. 21, 2013

Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia says it will release former American service member Kevin Scott Sutay as gesture of good will during peace talks with Colombian government. MORE

May. 27, 2013

Peace negotiators for Colombian government and country’s largest rebel group, Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, say they have agreed on plan to reduce inequality in rural areas; deal, which includes distributing land to small farmers, is seen as encouraging step in ending country’s long-running guerrilla war. MORE

Feb. 16, 2013

Rebel group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia releases two police officers taken captive in action that briefly threatened group’s peace talks with government. MORE

Feb. 14, 2013

Colombian military says at least seven soldiers were killed and five others wounded in battle with Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia rebels. MORE

Feb. 3, 2013

Kidnappings of two police officers by Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia cast shadow over peace talks between rebels and government, disheartening nation weary of decades-old conflict. MORE

Jan. 15, 2013

Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, country's main rebel group, says that it will halt its unilateral cease-fire, adding dose of uncertainty even as peace talks to end its long guerrilla war resume in Cuba. MORE

Dec. 4, 2012

Colombia's military says it killed at least 20 members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia in weekend air raid on cluster of guerilla camps. MORE

Nov. 23, 2012

Nov. 20, 2012

Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia announces unilateral two-month cease-fire as guerrilla representatives sit down with government negotiators for peace talks aimed at ending nearly 50-year war; government does not immediately respond to announcement. MORE

Oct. 18, 2012

Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia and Colombian government come together for first time in decade with goal of ending nearly 50-year war; many observers say there are reasons to hope that negotiations will be different than previous failed attempts, including military successes by government that have put rebels on defensive. MORE

Oct. 12, 2012

Jamal Yousef, former member of Syrian military who pleaded guilty in May to conspiring to provide material support to terrorist group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia, is sentenced to 12 years in prison in New York City. MORE

Sep. 19, 2012

Colombian Pres Juan Manuel Santos announces that Daniel Barrera, one of the country's most wanted drug lords, has been arrested in Venezuela; the arrest is a potential blow to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, the country's largest rebel group. MORE

Sep. 8, 2012

Marco Leon Calarca, spokesman for the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, says the rebels are optimistic about coming to terms with the government, despite Pres Juan Manuel Santos's rejection of a proposed cease-fire. MORE

Sep. 5, 2012

Pres Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia and guerrilla leader Rodrigo Londono, head of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia, will soon sit down to a new phase of peace talks with the goal of ending the long conflict. MORE

Aug. 28, 2012

Pres Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia says that his government has held 'exploratory conversations' with the country’s largest rebel group, aimed at ending a nearly five-decade-old conflict; says the details of the talks with the group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, would be made public in the coming days. MORE

Jul. 27, 2012

Visit to remote region of Venezuela's vast western plains shows that the government's triumphant claims about its successes in combating drug traffickers are greatly overstated; region has become one of the world's busiest transit hubs for the movement of Colombian cocaine to the United States by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, and the Venezuelan government's hold on the parts of the area is at best tentative. MORE

May. 31, 2012

Colombia’s largest rebel group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, releases a French freelance journalist, Romeo Langlois, whom it had held captive for more than a month. MORE

May. 22, 2012

Fighters from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, country's main leftists rebel movement, attack an army patrol from Venezuelan territory, killing at least 12 soldiers and wounding 4 others; Venezuelan Pres Hugo Chavez responds quickly, saying he has sent additional troops to the region. MORE

May. 21, 2012

Sigifredo Lopez is arrested on suspicion of helping to carry out kidnapping in which he and 11 other provincial lawmakers were seized a decade ago during raid by guerrillas of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known as FARC; Lopez, the only survivor, was freed by the rebels in 2009. MORE

May. 7, 2012

FARC guerrillas claim to have French journalist Romeo Langlois, who disappeared on April 28 during Colombian military and police forces anti-drug raid, in custody. MORE

May. 5, 2012

Jamal Yousef, former member of the Syrian military, pleads guilty to conspiracy to provide military-grade weapons to terrorist group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia for hundreds of kilograms of cocaine. MORE